Summer Bonnet
For this birthday, my daughter liked my idea of a summer bonnet. The brim is a pizza pan turned over, and the cake was baked in a pyrex bowl. This was my first attempt at basketweave. The white base it is sitting on is a large cutting board; my largest family cakes go on this. Sorry about the sideways view; I am having some software issues!
Sharon1964
Lion King Safari Cake
My older daughter wanted something for her birthday like an African Safari, reminiscent of Lion King, but "more realistic". I bought a plastic animal set at Toys R Us, slapped some cakes together, and frosted them. The sand is brown sugar. Not my best work, but being that I was 8 months pregnant and miserable, not too bad.
Sharon1964
Bear Cake - First Birthday
On the left is a "smash" cake and on the right is the cake for the guests. In the middle is my daughter's favorite toy, which is a bear holding a green blanket. I modeled the cakes after this toy. I used MMF (for the first time ever) on the blankets. I used the Wilton mini-bear and standup bear pans.